Daily Quiz: On King Cobra Premium

With the King Cobra being recently re-categorised into four distinct species. A quiz to test your knowledge of snakes

Daily Quiz: On King Cobra

Inland taipan is considered the most venomous in the world.

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1 / 8 | The common scientific name of the King Cobra is ‘Ophiophagus hannah’. What does the Greek genus name allude to?

Answer : Snake-eating from ophis (snake) and phagos (eater)

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2 / 8 | Apart from the Northern and Western Ghats species, which are the other two species of the King Cobra?

Answer : Sunda and Luzon

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3 / 8 | Which snake holds the record for being the longest in the world?

Answer : Reticulated python

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4 / 8 | Why is the Black Mamba, one of the fastest and deadliest snakes in the world, so named?

Answer : It is named after the blue-black color of the inside of its mouth, which it displays when threatened

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5 / 8 | Which is the only snake that can retract its fangs?

Answer : The viper with its hinged fangs

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6 / 8 | What is the common name for ‘Crotalus cerastes’ which comes from the way it moves?

Answer : Sidewinder

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7 / 8 | Snakes smell through their tongues and pass it on to which structure on the roof of the mouth to interpret?

Answer : Jacobson’s organ

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8 / 8 | What is special about the Brahminy blind snake?

Answer :  It the only snake species made up solely of females.

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Published - November 22, 2024 05:00 pm IST